Roundtable: Frozen Conflicts Between War and Peace

Weatherhead Initiative on Global History
Nellie Hirschhausen & Michal Smetana
Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts

The wars in Ukraine and Palestine have reignited debates about "frozen conflicts" in world politics. In both cases, as different as they may be, territorial conflicts cannot be resolved, statehood is contested, and both societies are constantly oscillating between war and peace. By comparing such conflicts from a global perspective, we aim to advance the paradigm of frozen conflicts, test its explanatory power, and discuss possible policy applications of the concept.

For further information, write to the conveners:

Nellie Hirschhausen                                                   
Professor for European and Global History               
c/o Weatherhead Initiative on Global History, Harvard University
ulrike.hirschhausen@uni-rostock.de                                                             

Michal Smetana 
Ass. Professor of International Studies 
Charles University, Prague
smetana@fsv.cuni.cz